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French Over 50 Course: Nice

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School description

Re-ignite your French conversation skills in the beautiful city of Nice. A busy and popular programme with other Over 50 students plus excellent cultural activities & excursions offered
Levels offered High Elementary to Advanced
Age range 50 yrs+
Course duration 2 weeks 
Number of lessons 15 lessons per week
Lesson duration 45 minutes
Maximum per class 10 students
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  • Levels: Elementary/A2 level+ required  Check your language level
  • Beginners are welcome to join an open group Standard Course and join the Over 50 activity programme
  • Timetable: Morning classes (09.30 to 12.00 hrs) with a 30 minutes break
  • An activity programme is offered over 6 afternoons, 2 evenings and includes one full day excursion

If you are a Beginner (A0) or at Elementary level (A1), please talk to CESA, you are welcome to join a Standard Course (with mixed aged classes) and then join in the activities and excursions with the others on the programme

Course Fees 2026
CESA admin fee € 70.00 per person
Tuition 2 weeks  €1300.00
French Host/ess  Single room
Half-board 2 weeks  €  720.00
Shared apartment  Single room
Self-catering 2 weeks  €  568.00
Hotel  Single room
Bed & Breakfast From EUR   120.00+
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Course Dates 2025 / 2026

 29 Oct ’25  04 May ’26  24 Aug ’26  26 Oct ’26  07 Dec ’26

Public Holidays: 11 Nov 2025 & 14 May, 11 Nov in 2026. Lessons lost are not made up.

Over 50 French course in Nice

Nice: Promenade des Anglais

Nice Teen: Teacher

French Course Description

French Course Timetable: Mon/Fri : 9.30 – 10.45 / 11.00 – 12.00hrs
Guided Activity Programme: 6 afternoons / 2 evenings / 1 whole day

Linguistic development encouraged through plays, debates and documents
Develop your communication & comprehension skills with your peers
A2 High elementary+ French ability required (please discuss with CESA).

The French language classes in Nice cover the topics of the cultural activities in the afternoon. Linguistic development is encouraged with the help of plays, debates and document based work. This course provides a highly practical approach to the language and is fabulous for students keen to focus on developing their self-confidence in both communication and comprehension.

A full social and activity programme is offered as an inclusive part of this course.

We anticipate receiving around 10 students on the course each start date.

The students on this programme are taught together, with the tutor framing lessons so students of different levels can participate in accordance with their current knowledge.
If you’d prefer to study in a strictly defined level class (A2, B1, B2, C1), that teaches French following a more academic methodology, we would recommend joining the general group programmes offered in Nice, for example the Standard French Course.

The advantage of the Over 50 Course is that you will be with your peer group and can participate with them in a more relaxed class environment, with some lovely activities included in the programme.

Activities

The cultural excursions include a reasonable amount of walking around the city. If this an issue, please discuss with CESA.

 

1st week
Monday 13.30 – 16.30: Visit Nice’s old town, discover it’s history and colourful places
Tuesday 13.30 – 16.00: Visit a museum in Nice (MAMAC, Crypte, Musée de la Photographic or Musée Chagall)
Wednesday 18.00 – 20.00: Taste regional products, discover Niçois gastronomy or a wine tasting
Thursday 13.30 – 18.00: Visit Antibes and the Musée Picasso
Friday afternoon: Free time

2nd week
Saturday 10.00 – 17.00 : Day trip to Monaco and visit to its Oceanographic Museum
OR visit of Cannes and the Lérins Island
– lunch is not included in course fee
Sunday afternoon : A free day and a chance to discover Nice on your own
Monday afternoon 13.30 – 17.30: Visit Villa Kerylos or Villa Rothschild
Tuesday 20.00 – 21.30: Wine tasting or Theatre trip
Wednesday 14.00 – 16.00: Try your hand at Pétanque
Thursday 13.30 – 16.30: Visit the scenic bay of Villefranche-sur-mer and Musée Cocteau
Friday: A farewell lunch with your class mates and teachers

First Day

09.20: Arrival at school for everyone on the French Over 50 Course
09.30: Programme presentation by staff and students may have an assessment test, depending on the number of people present (but generally students are taught together in one group).
11.00: First French conversation class held
12.00: Students break for lunch
13.30: Come together again for a guided tour of Nice

Practical Information

All excursions take place by bus or train with a teacher or the activities leader from the school (no accompanying member of staff for an activity on Sunday).

Visits to towns or villages will involve some walking, but are only for short distances at a gentle pace and with a coffee break…

The classes and activities are exclusively for Over 50 students except for the Saturday activity which is open to all students.

Host/ess accommodation is organised and overseen by the school staff and is usually within 20-25 minutes of the school by foot or public transport. Students who prefer not to stay with school arranged hosts generally book their own hotel accommodation.

All activities are accompanied and the guides always communicate in French.

The activity programme during the February session may be partly focused on Carnival events

Travel & Transfer

The majority of students fly to Nice airport and then take a taxi from the airport to their accommodation.

If you’ve booked host accommodation with half-board, your hosts will collect you on arrival if free, on Sunday (at a reasonable hour).

Accommodation

You are welcome to choose from a range of accommodation choices:

  • French hosts, single room, half-board (shared rooms for couples)
  • Shared apartment with French hosts, single room, self-catering (shared rooms for couples)
  • ApartHotels/Residences
  • or feel free to make your own arrangements. Hotel suggestions: https://www.hotelsaintgeorges.fr or https://villa-victoria.com (but there are plenty of options)!

Please ask for the Nice accommodation fact sheet or review the Nice accommodation details on the CESA website.